M ay 4, 1994 • T he P ortland O bserver
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Ed Whalen To Speak At Coaches Clinic
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by
keynote speaker Ed Whalen from 9:20 Anthony Stoudamire, Jesse W tlliams
and Scan Waller. Baseball with Ray
to 9:45 a.m.
Starling at 10 am will be the First Johnson, Troy Berry, John Harrison
of two breakout sessions. Breakout and Cletuis Goodlow. Tennis has Don
session one will feature Boys Basket­ Johnson and Andre St James. Track
ball with Boys Head Basketball will haveBenson’sheadTrackCoach,
Coaches from Jefferson High School,
Leon McKenzie. Also Robin Marks,
Bobby Harris and Mitch Whitehurst
Leon Lincoln and John Mayes. Wrest-
of Lincoln High School, a long with
ingwill featuretwoof the best coaches
Zach Harris of Self Enhancement,
in the USA, Donnie McPherson and
Inc. Girls Basketball will have Benson
Roy
Pittman.
coaching staff of Head Coach Dennis
Breakout session two will have
C a rlin e and A ssista n t S ondra
four
different topics. Life after sports,
McDuffie along with myself.
led
by
former mens basketball coach
Other sessions are Football with
at Portland Community College, John
Lee and Billy Moore.
J ohn P hillips
Ed Whalen, The Colorful Sporu
Director and Anchor for KOIN Tele­
vision will be the keynote speaker at
The Oregon Black Coaches Associa­
tion Inaugural Coaches Clinic Free
workshop. The Theme ot the clinic is
Coaching The African American Ath­
lete.
The clinic will take place on Sat­
urday May 14, 1994 at Whitaker
Middle School, 5700 N. E. 39th street
in Portland. The day will start with
Registration from 8 to 9 am.
Introduction from 9 to 9:15 am.
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P layer developm
ent . ...ill
will be
headed by Howard Avery and Dwight
Ford. Another session will be the
Black Community, run by Self-En­
t m
j
hancement Director of Administra­
tion, Tony Hopson and Vernon Baker.
Last but not lease, Coaching Philoso­
phy, with Don Dixon, The Head Men ’ s
Basketball Coach at Portland Com­
munity College, Marshall Haskins,
former assistant coach at The Univer­
sity of Portland and myself.
Each breakout session will last a
total of 60 minutes, 45 minutes for
P.I.L. Sports Schedule
Boys Baseball:
(W ed. May 4) -
Grant At Franklin
Roosevelt At Jefferson
Madison At Lincoln
Cleveland At Marshall
Benson At Wilson
(Fri. May 6) -
Marshall At Benson
Madison At Franklin
Cleveland At Grant
Jefferson At Wilson
Lincoln At Roosevelt
(Tues. May 10) -
Jefferson At Benson
Lincoln At Wilson
Cleveland At Madison
Grant At Marshall
Franklin At Roosevelt
Girls Softball:
(W ed. May 4) -
Wilson At Benson
Marshall At Cleveland
Franklin At Grant
Madison At Lincoln
Jefferson At Roosevelt
(Fri. May 6) -
Cleveland At Grant
Lincoln At Roosevelt
“ SPORTS TEACH US HOW TO BE
SUCCESSFUL IN LIFE"
Youth sports take commitment
from both child and parent, butknow-
ing when to sit back and cheer may be
a parent’s hardest job.
“Sports teach us how to be suc­
c e s s f u l in life ,” said Dr. Fran
Pirozzolo, a ncuropsychologist at
Baylor College of Medicine in Hous­
ton. “ You learn to do your best, to play
within the rules, to make commit­
ments and to be prepared.”
The more emphasis that is placed
on fair play, having fun and challeng­
ing oneself, the better the outcome for
the child. Children often learn these
values by seeing how their parents
react at work and play.
If possible, Pirozzolo encourages
parents to reinforce the commitment
to sports by tailoring their schedules
to meet their child’s practice and
game requirements.
B ut p a ren tal in v o lv em en t,
see what values the coach is teaching.
“P arents should w atch o u t for
coaches who prom ote rule b reak ­
ing and w inning at all c o s ts ,”
P irozzolo said. “ If paren ts ob­
serve w hat they feel are in ap p ro ­
priate behaviors for a co a c h ,th e y
should ask the coach about what
they observed.”
“If the behavior was out of line,”
he added, “the next step is to report
the coach to the authorities and re­
move your child from the team.”
Children are the sum of all their
experiences, and the concepts learned
through youth sports will last a life­
time.
“Never underestimate the impact
sports and your support can have on a
child,” Pirozzolo said. “And don’t
pass up the opportunity to praise your
child for doing his or her best, espe­
cially on the bad days."
Pirozzolo says, should not cross into
the realm of coaching. He cautions
parents to work only on the funda­
mentals of a sport with their child.
Once a child joins a team, the instruc­
tion should be turned over to the
coaches.
“At practice and games, your
role is tocheerlead,” he said. “Differ­
ing sets of instructions from parents
and coaches can really put a child in
conflict.”
P irozzolo, who is a p sy ch o lo ­
gist for the H ouston A stros, e n ­
courages parents to ask their child
how they should behave at the
gam e. “C hildren often get em b ar­
rassed when th eir p aren ts yell
instructions every tim e they step
up to the plate. A s im p le ,’you can
do it!’ w orks b est,” he said.
By supporting their, child at the
games, parents also get a chance to
WHY PAY FULL RETAIL?
Franklin At Madison
Benson At Marshall
Wilson At Jefferson
(Tues. M ay 10) -
Madison At Cleveland
Roosevelt At Franklin
Marshall At Grant
Benson At Jefferson
Wilson At Lincoln
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presentations and
and IS
15 minnfpc
minutes for
for r
wrap-up and travel.
The mission statement is, to pro­
mote as well as enhance the educa­
tional and athletic opportunities for
all student athletes, with the African-
American student athlete being a pri­
ority.
The best thing about The Oregon
Black Coaches Association Coach­
ing clinic is that it is free. Remember
May 1 4 ,1993at8:00a.m .at Whitaker
Middle School.
The Oregon Black Coaches As­
sociation is open to any one who
would like to get involved can write to
O.B.C.A., at Post Office Box 11978,
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Portland, Oregon 97221. For more
information about the clinic you can
call The Self Enhancement Office at
249-1721.
Remember the clinic is open to
Or
Concordia College
2811 N. E. Holman Street
Saturday, May 14 From 5:00 To 7:30 P.M.
(M ay 5,6, & 7) -
Grant Park & Portland Tennis
Center
(M ay 5,6, & 7) -
Washington Park, Gabriel Park
and Portland Tennis Center
, 'f f
Whitaker Middle School on May 14,
1994 at 8:00 am.
Who Can Play: Boys And Girls, Grades 3-9
Peninsula Grade School
Sign Up At:
8125 N. Emerald
Every Friday From 6:30 - 7:30 P.M.
Boys Tennis - District Tour-
nament:
Girls Tennis - District Tour-
nament:
Ed Whalen, Sports Director and
Anchor for KOIN-TV will be the
guest speaker during upcoming
black coaches free clinic
Summer Basketball
League Sign up!!
Boys & Girls Track:
(W ed. M ay 4) -
Grant At Franklin
(Fri. M ay 6) -
Benson At Marshall
Lincoln At Cleveland
Roosevelt At Madison
Wilson At Jefferson
Cotton Invitational At Grant
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For More Information, Call:
James Johnson, 281-3737 Or George Owens, 286-2439
Space Is Limited So Sign Up Soon!!!!!!
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